By Oregon Dept. of Agriculture A record number of invasive Japanese beetles have been detected in Washington County within the city of Portland this summer. To date, the Oregon Department of Agriculture has found 265 Japanese beetles in traps placed in the area as well as numerous live beetles causing […]

By Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation It has been said that if it takes five weeks to build a barn, a wise carpenter should spend the first three drawing up plans, gathering material and preparing the site. In Farm Bureau’s mission to advance sound public policy that helps […]

by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers Drought Impacts CA and OR Forests: California and southwest Oregon are in the midst of a massive forest die-off, with an estimated 66 million trees killed in CA during 2015 & 2016. Drought, pests, and disease have taken a destructive toll […]

By Oregon Wheat Growers League Record yields across the U.S. and favorable conditions around the world this harvest season have brought the lowest price of wheat in nearly a decade, with wheat futures down, causing a dilemma for elevator operators as an oversupply of wheat has caused over-capacity in some […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Oregon’s farm community was hit with some shocking news; Katy Coba would be stepping down as Director of Agriculture to accept the Governor’s appointment of her as the state’s chief operating officer and director of the Department of Administrative Services. The appointment is effective […]

California Farm Bureau, Across California, tens of millions of trees are dead, intense wildfires burn, and orchard and forest waste piles up, as more plants that convert wood waste into electricity close due to expiring contracts with utility companies. “Nothing has been done to adjust the utility rates at the […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The Center for Biological Diversity along with other radical environmental groups threatened to sue the Department of Interior and Fish and Wildlife Service to force action on 417 proposed listings under the Endangered Species Act, all stemming from a massive lawsuit settlement brokered behind closed doors […]

Oregon Food and Shelter, OFS and many of our members are supporting the Owyhee Basin Stewardship Coalition. The coalition asked us to share the following with you: The Race Is On

By Oregon Farm Bureau, As the 2016 election season ramps up, Oregon farmers and ranchers are taking a close look at which candidates would fight hardest for agriculture in the state legislature. On Aug. 3 at the OFB headquarters in Salem, Farm Bureau leaders had the opportunity to interview 15 […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation For some time now, there has been steady chatter about labeling GMOs. Chatter is one thing, but uninformed chatter is quite another. With the recent GMO disclosure bill signed into law, a national QR code for foods produced with GM crops will be in the […]